Challengers NYT Critic’s Pick R Drama, Romance, Sport Directed by Luca Guadagnino Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist play friends, lovers and foes on and off the tennis court in Luca Guadagnino’s latest. By Manohla Dargis
Nowhere Special NYT Critic’s Pick Not Rated Drama Directed by Uberto Pasolini This understated tear-jerker sees a dying single father making future family plans for his toddler son. By Glenn Kenny
Infested Not Rated Horror Directed by Sébastien Vanicek An apartment building in Paris is overrun by murderous arachnids and unsubtle allegory in this fleet and efficient debut feature. By Jeannette Catsoulis
Unsung Hero PG Drama, Family Directed by Richard L. Ramsey, Joel Smallbone In fact, there’s a lot of singing in the clan whose members inspired this movie and who have racked up five Grammy Awards for their Christian recordings. By Nicolas Rapold
Terrestrial Verses NYT Critic’s Pick Not Rated Drama Directed by Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami Ordinary Iranians face a maze of byzantine rules and small indignities in this series of gripping vignettes. By Alissa Wilkinson
Humane R Horror, Thriller Directed by Caitlin Cronenberg Caitlin Cronenberg’s debut feature is set in a dystopian world that’s alarmingly believable. By Alissa Wilkinson
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed Not Rated Comedy Directed by Joanna Arnow In the sex comedy “The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed,” Joanna Arnow keeps her scenes short and her expressions flat. By Amy Nicholson
Boy Kills World R Action, Crime, Thriller Directed by Moritz Mohr Beefed up and bloodied, Bill Skarsgard goes mano a mano against disposable hordes in this dystopian action flick. By Manohla Dargis
Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver PG-13 Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi Directed by Zack Snyder A delirious, pulpy mishmash of knockoffs, Zack Snyder’s film isn’t good, but it sure is something. By Amy Nicholson
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare R Action, Drama, War Directed by Guy Ritchie Guy Ritchie’s latest is the platonic ideal of an airplane movie, which is not exactly a good thing. By Alissa Wilkinson
Stress Positions Not Rated Comedy Directed by Theda Hammel The writer-director Theda Hammel’s biting, delirious quarantine comedy skewers white gay men in a world where fact, fiction and authentic experiences collide. By Lisa Kennedy
Blood for Dust R Action, Crime, Thriller Directed by Rod Blackhurst This drug-run thriller, starring Scoot McNairy, traffics in grim ponderousness. By Ben Kenigsberg
We Grown Now PG Drama Directed by Minhal Baig Minhal Baig’s third feature follows two boys living in a public housing complex in Chicago as they cope by building their own dream worlds. By Manohla Dargis
Egoist Not Rated Drama, Romance Directed by Daishi Matsunaga In this ultimately sentimental drama, a lonely fashion magazine editor in Tokyo meets a personal trainer with a secret. By Devika Girish
Abigail R Horror, Thriller Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett In this cheerfully unambitious vampire movie, a bloodsucker is shut up in an old mansion with some nitwit criminals. Will there be gore? You bet. By Manohla Dargis
The Stranger In this tense thriller on Hulu, Maika Monroe plays Clare, a Kansas transplant in Los Angeles who parallels Dorothy in Oz. By Natalia Winkelman
Food, Inc. 2 NYT Critic’s Pick Not Rated Documentary, News Directed by Robert Kenner, Melissa Robledo Directed by Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo, the sequel about food production in the U.S. is, in some ways, a more hopeful film. By Ben Kenigsberg
Omen Not Rated Drama Directed by Baloji This trippy ensemble drama set in Kinshasa explores Congolese society through magical realism. By Beatrice Loayza
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead NYT Critic’s Pick R Comedy Directed by Wade Allain-Marcus Wade Allain-Marcus has directed a rollicking update of the 1991 cult favorite. By Amy Nicholson
Arcadian R Action, Horror, Thriller Directed by Benjamin Brewer Nicolas Cage defends his family against a paranormal siege in this derivative, low-budget creature feature. By Calum Marsh
Sasquatch Sunset R Action, Adventure, Comedy Directed by David Zellner, Nathan Zellner Four unrecognizably hairy actors, including Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough, play mythical creatures in this endearingly bonkers movie. By Jeannette Catsoulis
The Greatest Hits PG-13 Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance Directed by Ned Benson A high-concept movie about music and grief lacks follow through. By Alissa Wilkinson
In Flames NYT Critic’s Pick Not Rated Drama, Horror Directed by Zarrar Kahn Set in Pakistan, the story of a young woman and her family, hemmed in by men, shifts from realism to genre, with heart-pumping consequences. By Alissa Wilkinson
Civil War NYT Critic’s Pick R Action, Thriller Directed by Alex Garland In Alex Garland’s tough new movie, a group of journalists led by Kirsten Dunst, as a photographer, travels a United States at war with itself. By Manohla Dargis
It’s Only Life After All NYT Critic’s Pick Not Rated Documentary, Music Directed by Alexandria Bombach The director Alexandria Bombach benefited from the musician Amy Ray’s archivist instincts in this warm, compelling new documentary. By Elisabeth Vincentelli
Coup de Chance PG-13 Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller Directed by Woody Allen Despite its Parisian setting, the setup is familiar from any of Allen’s New York movies: An act of infidelity presents a dilemma. Some of the jokes are funny. By Manohla Dargis
Monkey Man R Action, Thriller Directed by Dev Patel Dev Patel stars as Kid, a human punching bag who comes up with a plan to avenge a past wrong. The hits keep coming and the hero keeps taking them in this rapid-fire film. By Manohla Dargis
Yannick NYT Critic’s Pick Not Rated Comedy, Drama Directed by Quentin Dupieux Audience members revolting against bad art isn’t a new thing, but Quentin Dupieux puts a fresh twist on that theme in his surreal new comedy. By Elisabeth Vincentelli
Scoop Not Rated Biography, Drama Directed by Philip Martin In 2019, the prince went on air to respond to accusations involving Jeffery Epstein. The drama here is in how the BBC convinced him to do it. By Ben Kenigsberg
The People's Joker Not Rated Comedy Directed by Vera Drew Pure chaos is at play in a scrappy and unauthorized new parody about a character who looks a lot like the Joker. It’s a daring slice of queer cinema. By Erik Piepenburg